Artiste(s):

sc. BOND

after LEFÈVRE, Robert (1755-1830)

Titre anglais composé:

The Empress Josephine of France.

Titre inscrit:

The EMPRESS JOSEPHINE of FRANCE

Inscription:

Bond Sculpsit // Engraved for La Belle Assemblée New Series, Published by John Bell, Southampton St. Strand.

Description:

Portrait bust of Josephine, in a frame topped by clouds and a fallen crown. Below, a cupid among flowers gazes at a bubble, referring to the brevity and transience of life. These probably represent the Empress's changing fortunes. The flowers around the cupid are mostly roses, for which Josephine was famous. The portrait of Josephine is based on the one by Robert Lefèvre. She wears diadem, high lace collar, low décolletage, and looks out at the viewer.

Travail Original:

L'Impératrice Joséphine en robe de cour à chérusques.

by

Lefèvre, Robert (1755-1830)

c. 1805

. Oil on canvas; 62 x 48.5 cm; Musée national du château de Malmaison et Bois-Préau.

Sujet(s):

Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French (1763-1814)

Technique:

engraving

Serie:

La Belle Assemblée, New Series

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

London

Dimensions:

215 x 136 mm (not including mount) ; 261 x 204 mm (sheet)

Type de papier:

wove paper

Condition:

mounted ; stained

Note spécifique à l'exemplaire:

verso: illegible marking in pencil

Notes de McGill:

Pennington Catalogue p. 1971

Œuvres associées:

LEFÈVRE, Robert (1755-1830); 'L'Impératrice Joséphine en robe de cour à chérusques.'

Cote:

8° O X 008